The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-11-07
The Petitions for Clemency Re
ceiyed by Governor 0glesby.

WUIuluR Luo eusIuAuICo VI ueputy buoIIue
reported at the Jail for duty. 1t waa
shortly after $3.50 o'clock when Lingg and
Engel were led from their celia to lhecon.
sultation cage, and the search began. En-
gels cell was first entered and thoroughly
examined. The bed and bedding were
looked over, cracks in the walls snd tables
thoroughly explored and the clothing
hanging ground the cell searched, but be.
yond o few empty cigar boxee, some fruit,
books and papers nothing wea found,
Then the deputy sherifs entered Linsg's
cell, whils It's former occupant planted
himself In q corRer Of the temporary pris-
on and watched them with eagsr eyes.
He was as psle as death, and ..5{
TREMyLED LIKE AN ASPEN LEAF
as tho searchers moved around in the
little stone wallsd room. Suddenly two
Of the th.ee men insids jumped out to the
corridor, while third neu hold at arms
length small wooden box which he care.
fully carried to the jsil office and laid 1t on
Folse's desk. Tho box contained ak
pieces OF gas pipe, each about ak or Ceven
inches in length, filed with some heavy
substance and pluRgsd at both ends.
Jailor Folss picked up one which WAS
closed at one. end with round iron
stopper, and one OF the officers pyonounc.
cd 1t veritable dynamite bomb. Jrst
then Sheriff Marson arrived at the jail and
ordered that the dangerous weapons be
replaced In the boz snd sont to chemie.
fer analysis, though there waa no doubt
as to the result Of the examination. Then
tho search Has continued, but beyond a
quantity OF rubhish nothing was found,
Then the cslls Of Fischer, Parsons,
Spies, Schwab aud Fielden vera searched
in the order named, bnt no conirabaEd
articles Of any kind vera found. II vas
decided, however, that it wGn best to
change the cells, and accordingly four
apartments on the lower tier were cleaned
out. Number II, which is directly in
front of tho entrance to tbs jsil and be-
tween two rows Of iron 9ratiE:e, in which
Bpccs three men ara on guard niqht and
day, wau prepared for Lings'a reception,
and thers tho bomh manufacturer .ss
locked up. He wac givsu his bed, tsb,e.
books end writing materials, but every.
thing e,ro wns kept from him. lis imr1e-
diatey sat down and began to Tli!o keep.
ing at work all DAY until 1t was too dark
to csc. The next cell to that Iow occC.
pied by LinRg 10 used as a kind OF store.
room by the deputy i,ilors, aud is s!ao
inside OF the space betHGen the iws graf
ings mentioned. Mex, west Of this, are
cells 0, s snd 7; which were cleaned out
and given up 10 Epgel, Fischer aud Par.
sons, in the ordor Eetn1d. Schwsb and
Fielden we're allowed to return to sheis
old cells on tho SECOND tier, while Spies
was taken from his old cell, and put into
number rs, juat cast Of Schwsb.
Sheriff Matson Was sean OF the srbjsct
during the afternoon. He vac very re-
t.cent at first, but Efter consideration
made q oloan breast OF tho whole affair.
"We had DO resson," he nsid, Ito make
the search at this particular time. That
is, We received no intimat!on that any
thing wGs wrong. It wa8 merely o pre-
cautionary mesGuro decided on aolne.ime
ago by jallor Folse and myself. Wo ue-
lected Sunday al a quiet day, when the
examination would make less disturbances
than II 1t were made on Teek day. For
some time there was 81 much OF this am
nesty business going on thst l did not care
to interfere With tho good Gitizsns who
were interested In tho coEdsmnsd men,
OF place any obsta;lo in their way. But
We felt as though the tina hsd come to
take extra precautions, and 30 decided to
clean the calls opt. OF course, In view
Of the developments 4 OF the search,
tho most atringent precautionary IN scsurea
will now be taken.s The prisoners will not
be allowed to exercise as much as iormer-
ly, and the numbar of visitors will be re.
strictsd. No one will bs allowed to viait
any oil tho coEIeEnsd in tho cage and IL
any interviews sfs S7adtea it will bs only
tonesr relatives and In ths presense :oi Il
jail official. I wont Say TINT every visitor
Will bs searched, but thers will be no o2.
portpnity tor any exchange Of nnything
whuteycf between tho prisoners and out.
elders. As for !I,iDSg I daa'. know that
be will be allowed to see snyo1e, but have
not yet fully decided on that point.
Hencefolth no baskets. OF vic,uals or fruit
will bs allowed to be aent from sny OF the
prisoners irioGds to them, and no letters
or dispatches will 10 seceiyad or sont
until they arc examined by q Jail official
"Will the condemned men be restricted
to prisqa isre?" 33is5 3
"They can hays ~Egthing .hey want to
sst. From this tine on 5the; ere my
guests. sad will bs provided any thing they
deairs 10 eat at lSy expense" b 5Si2
@"Whsrs did you send the bombs fol
examination 2"i'e9 5ss@. M.
""Thst I ilon't care to say, Twill tell yor
the result Of tho Investigation Tomorrow,
{ EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. y
!".Will any extra gas:d DO placed owe
them ~ h & 5s445,s.5-
""Yes, sir, as 7 said the time has CONT
To- take evosy possible precaution. The.
will be- strongly. guarded night and da,
and q special man will watch each Of th'
prisoners from this time icrgard." Tn,
sheriff walked into tho jail yard nrG ther,
met Capt. Schsak, who entered thronsl
the criminal court building. \ The tw
officers walked into an obscure corner o
the yard, and bad a long conversation
What the topi6 or reaIlt Of the interview
was, could not DO aecertsiled, bqs 500